Proper in the midst of some courtroom drama, Nicki Minaj simply obtained hit with a curveball.

Reviews not too long ago got here out that the NY rapper’s lawyer, Judd Burstein, abruptly backed out of his duties. Nicki has been a longtime shopper of Burstein, which made the state of affairs much more weird. The timing couldn’t be worse, because the Starships artist is in the midst of a $10 million authorized battle. With little time to spare, the chief of the Barbz has been scrambling to discover a new illustration. 

The Northstar Group submitted a letter to the choose asking for an prolonged time on the case since they’ve not too long ago misplaced their lawyer.

“The identical day, Mr. Burstein abruptly withdrew solely from his illustration of [Nicki and her company], with out giving any prior discover. [Minaj and her company] intend to look and defend themselves on this matter, and we’re requesting a keep of the proceedings together with all deadlines and additional movement apply, in order that [Minaj and her company] could have time to search out and retain new litigation counsel, have counsel assessment the case file, discuss with their new counsel, and put together any responsive filings in an orderly method.”

Nicki Lewinski requested an extra 45 days to get a brand new lawyer to tackle her case.

Burstein made a press release to US Journal on stepping down from representing Minaj, “After I received a dismissal of Tameer Peak’s defamation lawsuit in opposition to Nicki in New Jersey, I declined the chance to characterize her when Peak refiled it in New York. I consider that it could be inappropriate for me to debate the the reason why I selected to say no the illustration.”